I've had this post sitting here for a long time, waiting to be published. So here goes!

This post should really be called Marketing for the Indie Author because I'm pretty sure everything I'm about to say does not apply to authors published by Big 5 publishers or their imprints. Although to be fair, authors pubbed by large houses still have to do a lot of marketing work via social media if they want to be successful. I was going to do one post on Marketing but it turned out to be way, way, ...

I've been given permission to post the first chapter of Michael Infinito's In Blog We Trust which is available now. This book had me turning pages all through the night so I'm thrilled to be able to whet readers' appetites with this chapter.

First Chapter of IN BLOG WE TRUST

1996

The crowd erupted into chaotic screams as Incorrigible, the world’s biggest rock band, made their way to the stage. Wasting little time, they picked up their instruments, immediately breaking into the song,...

A couple of years ago, a writer contacted me about my agent. He had a full out to her and he wanted to know if I was happy with her or not. We emailed back and forth and quickly became friends. Eventually, my agent offered him a contract, which was really cool because now we had even more in common than before. We were on submissions together for what felt like years. We exchanged short emails almost every single day. Usually one to two liners, just enough to keep each other's spirits u...

Basically this is my chance to say thank you to some very important people.

But before I do that, although I'm quite late, I want to send a big CONGRATULATIONS out to Julie Flanders at What Else is Possible? whose novel, Polar Night was picked up by Ink Smith Publishing and is due out in 2013. YAY! I'd a...

Last week, Jeff O had a great post called Will Success Change Your Blog? He talked about what happens to writers' blogs once they've achieved what we're all working toward: the coveted book contract. Blog posts tend to slow down and the blog becomes more about the author's self-promotion than anything else. I think this is extremely tricky to navigate. I started blogging a couple of years ago for one reas...

I just want to give a shout-out to three amazing writers who also happen to be wonderful people who have very good news to announce this week.

My friend, Michael J. Infinito, Jr. over at The Wizardry of Otin signed contracts for both of his novels! His first novel, In Blog We Trust was picked up by Black Rose Writing and his second novel 12:19 was picked up by MuseItUp Publishing! I'm very happy for Michael. He has been an incredible friend to me and his books are non-stop thrill rides that...

It's been a bit of a crazy week but I promise to make the rounds this weekend and catch up on peoples' blog posts! In the meantime:

Tara at More Than Fiction has graciously bestowed the Fabulous Blog Award upon me! This one goes by 5s. I'm supposed to name 5 of my most fabulous moments, 5 things I love and 5 things I hate and then pass this along to 5 fabulous bloggers. So here goes:

Although I hardly think of myself as inspiring, the lovely and talented J.C. Martin nominated me for the Inspiring Blog Award all the way back on June 11th. Thank you, J.C.! Please check out her novel, Oracle which comes out July 30, 2012. I've read it and it is incredible!

So the rules are that I have to tell you 7 inter-related facts about myself and then nominate 7 people I find inspiring. (It was t...

About Me

Lisa Regan

Philadelphia, Pa

I am a crime/suspense writer, author of Finding Claire Fletcher and Aberration, which are available now. I released my third novel, Hold Still in March 2014 which has been picked up by Thomas & Mercer. My newest release, Cold-Blooded is available now.
This Blog is also available at www.lisalregan.blogspot.com for Blogger Folks!